https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Genome-wide association study identifies nine novel loci for 2D:4D finger ratio, a putative retrospective biomarker of testosterone exposure in utero https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45560 Wed 28 Feb 2024 15:21:35 AEDT ]]> Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39718 270,000 independent mQTLs, of which 8.5% comprise long-range (trans) associations. Identified mQTL associations explain 15-17% of the additive genetic variance of DNAm. We show that the genetic architecture of DNAm levels is highly polygenic. Using shared genetic control between distal DNAm sites, we constructed networks, identifying 405 discrete genomic communities enriched for genomic annotations and complex traits. Shared genetic variants are associated with both DNAm levels and complex diseases, but only in a minority of cases do these associations reflect causal relationships from DNAm to trait or vice versa, indicating a more complex genotype-phenotype map than previously anticipated.]]> Tue 21 Mar 2023 17:20:57 AEDT ]]> Evidence for genetic overlap between schizophrenia and age at first birth in women. https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29862 2 = 1.1E-03, P = 4.1E-04), reflecting the published relationship between maternal age and SCZ risk in offspring by McGrath et al in 2014. Conclusions and Relevance: This study provides evidence for a significant overlap between genetic factors associated with risk of SCZ and genetic factors associated with AFB. It has been reported that SCZ risk associated with increased maternal age is explained by the age of the father and that de novo mutations that occur more frequently in the germline of older men are the underlying causal mechanism. This explanation may need to be revised if, as suggested herein and if replicated in future studies, there is also increased genetic risk of SCZ in older mothers.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:40:47 AEDT ]]> Association of Schizophrenia Risk with Disordered Niacin Metabolism in an Indian Genome-wide Association Study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49494 Fri 19 May 2023 10:52:01 AEST ]]>